Julius Caesar
A baby was born on July 12 or 13 of 100 BC in Rome. Little did the proud parents of this baby know that he would rule most of the known world. This baby was born to the name of Gaius, his personal name, Julius was the name of his family’s clan and the name of his family was Caesar meaning hairy. Caesar was such an amazing man that many people couldn’t believe that he was born the same way as them. Over time stories have arisen about Caesar’s birth. One story says that Caesar was pulled from an incision in his mother’s stomach. This is where the medical term of Caesarean section came from, from Caesar’s birth. Not everyone paid that much attention to the birth of Caesar, it was overshadowed by exploits of his Uncle Gaius Marius. Marius was a politician; he was a “new man” or a plebeian politician. He married into the aristocratic Caesar family so he would have a name to backup his words. Marius did not receive a first-class education or a lot of other advantages some politicians had. Marius was elected consul in 108 BC, once in office he proved himself as a brilliant general. He persuaded the senate to send him to Africa and replace the general in the war there. He took over for General Metellus.
